BIOL354-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Animal Ecophysiology

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

Comparative aspects of physiological adaptation to aquatic and terrestrial environments. Topics include osmoregulation, excretion, respiration, circulation, temperature acclimation, using both vertebrate and invertebrate examples.

Prerequisites

BIOL250 or ZOOL206

Restrictions

BIOL350, ZOOL301

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Harry Taylor

Lecturer

Islay Marsden

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 60%
Lab Assessment 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Willmer, Pat , Stone, G., Johnston, Ian A; Environmental physiology of animals ; 2nd ed; Blackwell Pub, 2005.

Recommended Reading

Withers, Philip C; Comparative animal physiology ; Saunders College Pub, 1992.

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Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $552.00

International fee $2,486.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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